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Please type your answers in bold font.
1) To _ means to investigate the unknown.
2) A(n) _ is a person who investigates the unknown.
3) A(n) is an accidental finding of knowledge.
4.) _burned his ships to motivate his sailors to work together.
5.) _made friends with the Native Americans of the Southwest (especially the Hopis) in order to survive while looking for the Seven Cities of Gold.
6) _conquered the Incas of Peru for Spain.
7) _found the Mississippi River while looking for the Seven Cities of Gold.
8) _ conquered the Aztecs of Mexico and claimed the land for Spain.
9) Spanish explorers were known as _.
10) _established the French settlement of Quebec.
11) _explored and mapped the eastern coast of North America for France.
12) _explored and mapped the northern section of the Mississippi River, which helped France develop the fur trade.
13) _explored and mapped the St. Lawrence River for France.
14) _explored and mapped New York Harbor and established Fort Orange for the Dutch near the present city of Albany.
15) _explored for both England and the Netherlands.
16) _explored Baffin Island and Greenland for England looking for a Northwest Passage to China.
17) _explored a great bay in Northern Canada hoping to find a Northwest Passage to China.
18) _explored Nova Scotia and St. John’s Bay for England aboard his ship, the Squirrel.
Colonies - Geography
1) What colony covered the territory of modern day Mexico, Florida, Peru, the West Indies, and the Southwest United States?
2) What colony covered the territory around the Great Lakes, St. Lawrence River, and Mississippi River?
3) The cities of Quebec, Montreal, and New Orleans are all part of what colonial empire?
4) What colony was established in the swamps around the Chesapeake Bay in Virginia?
5) What colony was established near Cape Cod in Massachusetts?
6) What colony had difficulty farming because of the rocky soil in the area?
Colonies - Economy
7) Slaves were important in the economy of
8) The wealth of New Spain came primarily from , first found by Cortés.
9) The Spanish planters grew in the West Indies.
10) The wealth of New France came primarily from _.
11) The _ raised money to establish the colony of Jamestown.
12) How did the Joint Stock Company raise money?
13) What was “promised” to the stockholders of the Joint Stock Company?
14) Who granted the charter for Jamestown?
15) The planters of Jamestown mainly grew _.
16) _and _ were the main occupations in the Plymouth colony. Colonies - Politics17) What were the leaders of New Spain called?
18) How were the leaders of New Spain chosen?
19) The King of France is being very successful and profitable in France. This results in_.
20) The government of Jamestown is known as the _.
21) The House of Burgesses is made up of which two components?
22) How are members of the Governor’s Council chosen?
23) How are members of the Assembly chosen?
24) The House of Burgesses was built in what shape?
25) The government of Plymouth is known as the _.
26) In the Plymouth colony, government is by the consent of the .
27) Puritans combined _ and _.
Colonies - Society
28) What was the religion of New Spain?
29) The Spanish had what type of relationship with the Native Americans in New Spain?
30) _ and _ were the main occupations associated with the fur trade in New France.
31) The French were friendly with what Native American tribe?
32) What was the religion of Jamestown?
33) Why was there no social rank in the colonies of New France, Jamestown, and Plymouth?
34) What was the religion of Plymouth?
35) The Separatists, also known as Pilgrims, wanted to _.
36) The Puritans wanted to _.
37) Both the Jamestown and Plymouth colonies had what kind of relationship with the Native Americans?
Please type your answers in bold font.
1) To _ means to investigate the unknown.
2) A(n) _ is a person who investigates the unknown.
3) A(n) is an accidental finding of knowledge.
4.) _burned his ships to motivate his sailors to work together.
5.) _made friends with the Native Americans of the Southwest (especially the Hopis) in order to survive while looking for the Seven Cities of Gold.
6) _conquered the Incas of Peru for Spain.
7) _found the Mississippi River while looking for the Seven Cities of Gold.
8) _ conquered the Aztecs of Mexico and claimed the land for Spain.
9) Spanish explorers were known as _.
10) _established the French settlement of Quebec.
11) _explored and mapped the eastern coast of North America for France.
12) _explored and mapped the northern section of the Mississippi River, which helped France develop the fur trade.
13) _explored and mapped the St. Lawrence River for France.
14) _explored and mapped New York Harbor and established Fort Orange for the Dutch near the present city of Albany.
15) _explored for both England and the Netherlands.
16) _explored Baffin Island and Greenland for England looking for a Northwest Passage to China.
17) _explored a great bay in Northern Canada hoping to find a Northwest Passage to China.
18) _explored Nova Scotia and St. John’s Bay for England aboard his ship, the Squirrel.
Colonies - Geography
1) What colony covered the territory of modern day Mexico, Florida, Peru, the West Indies, and the Southwest United States?
2) What colony covered the territory around the Great Lakes, St. Lawrence River, and Mississippi River?
3) The cities of Quebec, Montreal, and New Orleans are all part of what colonial empire?
4) What colony was established in the swamps around the Chesapeake Bay in Virginia?
5) What colony was established near Cape Cod in Massachusetts?
6) What colony had difficulty farming because of the rocky soil in the area?
Colonies - Economy
7) Slaves were important in the economy of
8) The wealth of New Spain came primarily from , first found by Cortés.
9) The Spanish planters grew in the West Indies.
10) The wealth of New France came primarily from _.
11) The _ raised money to establish the colony of Jamestown.
12) How did the Joint Stock Company raise money?
13) What was “promised” to the stockholders of the Joint Stock Company?
14) Who granted the charter for Jamestown?
15) The planters of Jamestown mainly grew _.
16) _and _ were the main occupations in the Plymouth colony. Colonies - Politics17) What were the leaders of New Spain called?
18) How were the leaders of New Spain chosen?
19) The King of France is being very successful and profitable in France. This results in_.
20) The government of Jamestown is known as the _.
21) The House of Burgesses is made up of which two components?
22) How are members of the Governor’s Council chosen?
23) How are members of the Assembly chosen?
24) The House of Burgesses was built in what shape?
25) The government of Plymouth is known as the _.
26) In the Plymouth colony, government is by the consent of the .
27) Puritans combined _ and _.
Colonies - Society
28) What was the religion of New Spain?
29) The Spanish had what type of relationship with the Native Americans in New Spain?
30) _ and _ were the main occupations associated with the fur trade in New France.
31) The French were friendly with what Native American tribe?
32) What was the religion of Jamestown?
33) Why was there no social rank in the colonies of New France, Jamestown, and Plymouth?
34) What was the religion of Plymouth?
35) The Separatists, also known as Pilgrims, wanted to _.
36) The Puritans wanted to _.
37) Both the Jamestown and Plymouth colonies had what kind of relationship with the Native Americans?